Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / SONATA / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004307893 Incident Date: Jul, 22 2004
Consumer's City: TENINO Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: SONATA Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KMHWF25S93A Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 13 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jan, 24 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My car door caught on fire while i was driving. the insurance adjuster and the body repair technician both concluded after investigation that the fire appeared to be caused by a faulty door actuator. the dealer refused to correct the problem or even acknowledge or investigate the conclusions. i had to repair the problem out of my pocket. nothing has been done to correct the failure by the dealer. *jb